Carpet and rug beater.



C. J. GREEN.

CARPET AND RUG BEATER. APPHCATION FILED FEB. 14. ma.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed February 14, 1918. Serial No. 217,109.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, CHARLES J. GREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Olean, in the county of Cattaraugus and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet and RugBeaters, of which the following is a specification.

" Beaters, whips and the like as ordinarily constructed for removingdust and other matter fro-1n carpets, rugs, draperies, and the like,operate by dislodging dust and foreign matter from the interstices ofthe carpet or other fabric to be cleaned and the dust thus removed fillsthe air to the annoyance and inconvenience of the operator, and

a certain percentage of such dust collects uponthe carpets or fabricbeing cleaned, thereby retarding thecleaning action.

The present invention provides a beater which will greatly facilitatethe cleaning operation with a minimum amount of annoyance andinconvenience to the operator, and which at the same time, will raisethe nap of carpets, and like fabrics.

The invention consists in combining with a heater an attachment whichoperates to blow the dust away from the operator and also acts to causea positive movement of the air through the fabric at each stroke of thebeater, so that on the down stroke-the air is compressed to a certainextent and forced through the fabric, thereby loosening and dislodgingthe dust and other matter, and on the up stroke, there is a tendency tocreate a suction which assists materially in the cleaning operation.

In the specific adaptation, the invention consists of a heater of anytype or structure having a portion inclosed on one side, and having thepart thus inclosed sub-divided to form channels or chambers which areforwardly flared, so as to direct the dust away from the operator whenthe beater is "in operation.

The invention furthermore strengthens and braces the beater withoutadding materially to the cost or weight thereof, thereby enabling thebeater when formed of wire, to be constructed of wire of light gagewithout impairing the durability and efliciency of the article.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention,however, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meetdiiferent conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thenature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a heater embodying the invention.

' 'Fig. 2 is a. side or edge View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 looking to therear as indicated by the arrows.

' Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated'in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

The beater shown is of ordinary construction and illustrates theapplication of the invention, and comprising a handle B and heatermembers A. The body of the beater, i. 6., the loop members A areconstructed of wire, the elements of which are indicated at 1, 2, 3, and4, the same converging toward the handle to which they are attached in amanner well understood.

In accordance with the present invention, a portion of the heater isinclosed as indicated at C. The inclosed portion coincides with theinner or rear portion of the body, such arrangement having been found togive the best results. The parts of the beater thus inclosed aresub-divided longitudinally to form chambers or channels 5 which areforwardly flared. The general form of the heater is of fan shape, 2'.6., it spreads from the handle forwardly. The elements 1, 2, 3, and 1gradually diverge in a forward direction and the general formation ofthe channels or chambers 5 is such as to conform to the spaces betweenadjacent elements 1, 2, '3, and 4. The part of the beater inclosedconsists of a sheet, preferably of thin metal, such sheet being oftapering form and having its longitudinal edge portions attached in anymanner to the outermost elements 1, and 1, preferably by being bentaround the same, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 3.

The intermediate portion of the sheet or inchambers or channels 5. Theunderside of the inclosing portion of the beater is open as clearlyindicated in Fig. 3.

In the operation of a heater embodying the invention, the down. strokeof the beater results in confining the air under the part inclosed orcovered, and the airthus confined is compressed to a degree and aportion is caused to pass through the interstices of the fabric, therebyassisting materially in loosening and dislodging the dust and foreignmatter. As is manifest, a portion of the air thus confined andcompressed is forced forwardly thereby creating a blast away from theoperator which carries off the dust thereby decreasing the discomfortusually experienced by the operator and at the same time preventing thedust settling upon the fabric or other articl being cleaned. On the upstroke of the beater a suction is created beneath the inclosed partthereby causing the air to pass through the interstices of the fabric inan opposite direction to that produced by the down stroke of the beater,and this suction further facilitates the clean ing operation byloosening the dust and other matter contained in the spaces of thefabric. It will thus be understood that the air is alternatelycompressed and drawn through the fabric, and this action in addition toloosening and dislodging the dust, serves to raise the nap of carpets,rugs, draperies, and the like embodying nap.

As a result of constructing a beater in accordance with this invention,the cleaning operation is greatly facilitated, the operator is subjectedto a minimum amount of annoyance and inconvenience, andthe nap of thefabric or the like is raised. 7

'VVhat I claim is:

1". A carpet beater, comprising a plurality of spaced elements and acover at one side of the beater comprising a plurality of forwardlyflared channels which are open at the sides adjacent the heater.

2. A carpet beater, comprising a plurality of spaced elements, and acover extending over a side of the heater and having its 1ongitudinaledge portions bent about the outermost elements thereof.

3. A carpet beater, comprising a plurality of spaced elements, and acover extending over a side of the heater and having its longitudinaledge portions bent about the outermost elements thereof, and having theintermediate portion crimped to provide longitudinal channels. I V

4; A carpet beater, comprising a plurality of forwardly divergedelements and a cover at oneside of the beater consisting of a flaredsheet crimped between its longitudinal edges to form a plurality offorwardly flared channels which are open at the sides adjacent thebeater, the edges, of the channels corresponding with the elements ofthe beater.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, CHARLES J. GREEN.

Witnesses:

W. MANDEVILLE TROY, FRED D. ABRAMs.

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- Washington, D. G.

